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Plant Carum carvi (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Caraway, Carum, Comino (Sp.), Comino de prado (Sp.), Kummel (Ger.)
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 (+)-CARVONE Plant -- -- -- *
2 (+)-CARVONE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
2 (+)-CARVONE Seed 9000.0 55760.0 -- *
0 (+)-CIS-CARVEOL Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-DIHYDROCARVEOL Essential Oil -- 600.0 -- *
0 (+)-LIMONENE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-TRANS-CARVEOL Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-CARVONE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-CIS-CARVEOL Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-DIHYDROCARVONE Essential Oil -- 10.0 -- *
0 (-)-LIMONENE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-TRANS-CARVEOL Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (E)-BETA-OCIMENE Seed -- -- -- *
0 (E)-DIHYDROCARVONE Seed -- -- -- *
0 (E)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL Seed -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE Seed -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-DIHYDROCARVONE Seed -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL Seed -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Seed -- 0.1 -0.71 *
0 1-P-MENTHENE-6-AN-OL Seed 50.0 155.0 -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.